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Is it true KJK has been no-platformed by FiLia?

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IwantToRetire · 27/08/2025 18:27

Seen this on a number of threads on facebook, and wondered if it was true?

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Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 15:27

Ddakji · 01/09/2025 13:28

Women objecting to trans activism doesn’t equate feminism. HTH.

So, perhaps we shouldn't be talking about it on the feminist board?!

What disengenious nonsense.

No, you don't need to be a feminist to object to trans activism.

I'm here on the MN feminist boards as a GC feminist. As are most of us, I assumed?

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 15:20

Datun · 01/09/2025 15:13

And KJK doesn't affect feminism, since she's not a feminist.

But I'm sure you know that

I really wish that were true. But in reality, that's not how it works.

Most TRAs protesting FiLia, for example, won't know or care about the difference between FiLia and KJK.

Datun · 01/09/2025 15:13

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 13:23

Feminism is a movement. HTH.

And KJK doesn't affect feminism, since she's not a feminist.

But I'm sure you know that

Ddakji · 01/09/2025 13:28

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 13:23

Feminism is a movement. HTH.

Women objecting to trans activism doesn’t equate feminism. HTH.

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 13:23

Datun · 01/09/2025 12:29

Women objecting to transactivism isn't a movement. Lots of women object to it for a million different reasons.

If you don't agree with what KJK is doing, it's not an issue, because it would appear that neither you nor she are including you in it.

Feminism is a movement. HTH.

ParmaVioletTea · 01/09/2025 13:13

I'm a GC feminist who has been involved in this movement for many, many years, plus a mumsnetter of the best part of 20 years.

Yes, @Holidayholiday2025 and @Olderbadger1 - like you, I've been involved as a feminist activist & researcher - in my case, since the late 1970s. I have a quite different perspective to those recently coming to the women's movement via posting on the internet as activism (eg FWR) or joining the opposition to gender extremist ideology in very specific campaigns (such as transwidows/children of trans).

But I look for silver linings - the gender extremist lobby (the TRAs) have certainly galvanised & revived a broader women's movement. In the 1990s, we were starting to get worried about the dominance of liberal/choice feminism; I can remember this being a discussion in a MA in Women's Studies I set up with colleagues (yes, when Women's Studies still existed!).

So it's been wonderful to observe the revival of a very active grass roots feminism that isn't about being a female "lad" or seeing being prostituted as emancipation. FiLIA is one organisation that, as @Olderbadger1 lists, casts a very wide net and is leading on some very important international projects. By focusing on FiLIA it doesn't mean that I'm negating or discarding other organisations - I do volunteer work with WDI, and am a member of my local WRN.

As I keep saying, when there's such a broad, grass roots movement (women are 51% of the population after all!) there are bound to be different aproaches and foundational beliefs. And that's OK.

We need to be less defensive and more comfortable about disagreeing with each other.

Datun · 01/09/2025 12:29

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 11:39

Excuse me? "My corner"?!!! Who do you think you're talking to? You've got a bit confused here!

I'm a GC feminist who has been involved in this movement for many, many years, plus a mumsnetter of the best part of 20 years. I've been called a lot of things, but never a TRA before😂

I used to be an ardent support of KJK, have met her IRL plenty of times and used to go to her events.

I want to bring women's attention to KJK's engagement with the far right and her refusal to take any steps to prevent them turning up at her events, as it's important we know what's going on under the banner of GC feminism.

With the alarming rise of racism in our society going on right now, it's really important we understand who is leeching onto our movement - especially as regards the far right - as it will harm us all if we just pretend it's not happening.

This has got exactly nothing to do with TRAs and everything to do with keeping our own house in order.

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Women objecting to transactivism isn't a movement. Lots of women object to it for a million different reasons.

If you don't agree with what KJK is doing, it's not an issue, because it would appear that neither you nor she are including you in it.

Datun · 01/09/2025 12:07

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 10:09

Tinsel has commented on the other Filia thread about not being invited.

Who‘s coming to FiLIA? | Mumsnet

Thank you

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 11:56

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 11:39

Excuse me? "My corner"?!!! Who do you think you're talking to? You've got a bit confused here!

I'm a GC feminist who has been involved in this movement for many, many years, plus a mumsnetter of the best part of 20 years. I've been called a lot of things, but never a TRA before😂

I used to be an ardent support of KJK, have met her IRL plenty of times and used to go to her events.

I want to bring women's attention to KJK's engagement with the far right and her refusal to take any steps to prevent them turning up at her events, as it's important we know what's going on under the banner of GC feminism.

With the alarming rise of racism in our society going on right now, it's really important we understand who is leeching onto our movement - especially as regards the far right - as it will harm us all if we just pretend it's not happening.

This has got exactly nothing to do with TRAs and everything to do with keeping our own house in order.

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Of course you are 🙄

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 11:43

Olderbadger1 · 01/09/2025 00:21

Before sniping at FiLiA for perceived faults, please check out who they actually are (www.filia.org.uk/our-team) and what they do, especially their VAWG campaigns - all run by volunteers e.g.
> Hague Mothers: International, volunteer-run campaign to change an international treaty that forces victim-survivors of DV - mothers & children - back to their abuser. https://www.hague-mothers.org.uk/
> Women First: co-produced with women who have had lived experience of the sex trade, offers guidance to local authorities who want to improve opportunities for women to exit the sex trade. Unequivocal in framing prostitution as male violence. https://www.filia.org.uk/women-first
> Kakuma Campaign supporting lesbian mothers trapped in a refugee camp & subject to constant violence and abuse. Campaign aims to bring them to safety. https://www.filia.org.uk/kakuma-campaign

!00 speakers have been announced to date for this year's Conference, from every continent - https://www.filia.org.uk/filia-2025-speakers The logistics are mind-blowing and I, for one, am hugely grateful to every one of the women who gives up acres of their time to make this possible.

Thank you. FiLia is so much more than the pocket of GC feminism that this board inhabits. They're a force for good.

Everytime I go, I'm reminded of the wider issues and find out about stuff I had no idea about.

FiLia aren't a talking shop - they also take action on lots of issues. And, as you say, it's all volunteers working on it. It's amazing what they do.

Holidayholiday2025 · 01/09/2025 11:39

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 00:40

My point is you are very keen to link KJK with the far right yet are yourself doing so to deflect the horrors in your corner; the abusive, violent transactivist who turn up to every LWS event to drown out women, to threaten them, to hold placards wishing their death, to physically attack them. Transactivists who may already have convictions for murder and other crimes. Men and women who hide their faces so they can not be held to account. The extremist violence associated with transideology becomes ever more apparent; yet another transactivist school shooting in America just this week. Yet in the face of all this violence, you decry a woman who lets other women speak.

Excuse me? "My corner"?!!! Who do you think you're talking to? You've got a bit confused here!

I'm a GC feminist who has been involved in this movement for many, many years, plus a mumsnetter of the best part of 20 years. I've been called a lot of things, but never a TRA before😂

I used to be an ardent support of KJK, have met her IRL plenty of times and used to go to her events.

I want to bring women's attention to KJK's engagement with the far right and her refusal to take any steps to prevent them turning up at her events, as it's important we know what's going on under the banner of GC feminism.

With the alarming rise of racism in our society going on right now, it's really important we understand who is leeching onto our movement - especially as regards the far right - as it will harm us all if we just pretend it's not happening.

This has got exactly nothing to do with TRAs and everything to do with keeping our own house in order.

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 11:11

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 10:12

Yes, it's much easier to target a group of women holding a peaceful event rather than a group of violent men.

It doesn't reflect well on you though.

What do you even mean by that? I wasn’t there.

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 11:10

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 10:27

So you are once again saying you will only protest women because you think they are powerless against you? But you expect those powerless women to protest the violent neonazis that transactivist were afraid to instead? It seems rather that transactivists don’t actually object to neonazis

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Nope. Just explaining what appeared to have happened, but you go ahead and make up scenarios in your head.

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 10:27

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 10:01

No. In this particular circumstance, the TRAs were aware of what KJK represented and were protesting against that. This neonazi group is particularly unpleasant and known for their shock tactics. Why provoke them further?

So you are once again saying you will only protest women because you think they are powerless against you? But you expect those powerless women to protest the violent neonazis that transactivist were afraid to instead? It seems rather that transactivists don’t actually object to neonazis

EmpressaurusKitty · 01/09/2025 10:14

KJK’s welcomed Maya, Baroness Nicholson & (I think) Helen Joyce in the past.

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 10:14

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 10:05

What about when that far right is holding a banner saying “Destroy Paedo Freaks” as the neonazis were at the rally? I’m sure the TRAs would object to that. They seem natural opposites.

So why didn't the TRAs protest against them?

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 10:12

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 10:01

No. In this particular circumstance, the TRAs were aware of what KJK represented and were protesting against that. This neonazi group is particularly unpleasant and known for their shock tactics. Why provoke them further?

Yes, it's much easier to target a group of women holding a peaceful event rather than a group of violent men.

It doesn't reflect well on you though.

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 10:09

Datun · 01/09/2025 09:34

They're finally talking about trans widows and haven't invited Tinsel? She IS the voice of trans widows!

It's the name of her organisation, ffs.

Did they say why?

Tinsel has commented on the other Filia thread about not being invited.

Who‘s coming to FiLIA? | Mumsnet

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I‘m starting to get excited. Are there plans for a MN meetup?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5397065-whos-coming-to-filia?reply=146824147

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 10:05

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 07:58

That TRAs don’t object to the far right.

What about when that far right is holding a banner saying “Destroy Paedo Freaks” as the neonazis were at the rally? I’m sure the TRAs would object to that. They seem natural opposites.

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 10:01

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 07:56

So you are saying TRAs only demonstrate against women because they know they can intimidate them with their violence and know women are less powerful than them and can’t do anything about it? So it is just a show of male violence against women. A display of male power?

No. In this particular circumstance, the TRAs were aware of what KJK represented and were protesting against that. This neonazi group is particularly unpleasant and known for their shock tactics. Why provoke them further?

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 09:54

ThatBlackCat · 01/09/2025 04:53

Oh, so it's ok for them to scream at the feminists, but not nazis, because they're men and 'excitable'....

Newsflash, they didn't even try to chant at the nazis. They didn't even bother. I'm in Australia. The rally and subsequent various angles of footage shows the TRAs saw and knew the nazis were there but they paid them no attention. They just screamed and drowned out the women.

I’m not saying anything is OK. I did say the neonazis are excitable, not the TRAs. (Also: I’m in Australia too - actually in Melbourne, if that matters.)

Datun · 01/09/2025 09:34

IwantToRetire · 31/08/2025 20:51

Have just seen on the whose going to FiLia thread that the organisers have had the arrogance to organise a workshop on TransWidows and guess who have not been invited to speak.

@TinselAngel

This is so typical of left cooption of important issues.

They have to own everything,

What a disgrace.

Sadly this has been going on for decades. All the politcal carpet baggers finding a niche spot for themselves based on the ground work of somebody else.

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They're finally talking about trans widows and haven't invited Tinsel? She IS the voice of trans widows!

It's the name of her organisation, ffs.

Did they say why?

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 07:58

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 04:42

What does this mean exactly?

That TRAs don’t object to the far right.

SouthWamses · 01/09/2025 07:56

VoulezVouz · 01/09/2025 04:50

Ah. I see. Are you implying the TRAs there were closet Nazis? That has already been explored and debunked.

I do think if there is an opposing group of neonazis - holding offensive banners targeting trans people - and protesters have already been cautioned to keep calm by a heavy police presence, the TRAs aren’t going to be screaming at the neonazis. They’re an excitable bunch.

So you are saying TRAs only demonstrate against women because they know they can intimidate them with their violence and know women are less powerful than them and can’t do anything about it? So it is just a show of male violence against women. A display of male power?

OldCrone · 01/09/2025 06:15

Libertybellz · 01/09/2025 00:00

lol no kjk doesn’t welcome all women. Far from it. She welcomes all women that aren’t as well known as she is. Would she welcome Jean hatchet? Kathleen stock? Julie Bindel? Stella o Malley? Jane Claire jones? Sal Grover? Rhona hotchkiss? Sarah Ditum? Rosie Duffield? Sonia sodha? Helen Lewis? Hadley Freeman? Janice turner?

You don't seem to understand what the LWS events are about. They're not for women who already have a voice in the media to make it all about them. They're for women who don't have a voice. Ordinary women are given the opportunity to stand up and speak about issues which concern them.

I don't know what would happen if a well-known woman turned up at one of these events and wanted to speak. Has it ever happened? Is your comment about something that happened at a past event?